Here is just a small selection of PRCP offerings available this season.
View the full "My Ventura" catalog online at www.cityofventura.net/recreation
where you can also register or call 805.658.4726 (M-F 8-5; closed alternate Fridays).
New users must request a pass code at  eRecreation@cityofventura.net for online registration.

Adult Sports & Golf

• Sign up by June 1 for basketball, soccer, softball, women's fast pitch & volleyball
• Beginner Beach Volleyball
  12 years-adult    $55    W    5-6 pm    5/16-6/6
• Intermediate/Advance Beach Volleyball
  12 years-adult    $55    W    6-7 pm    5/16-6/6
• Beginning Golf
  Women all ages,  $70  Saturdays   10-11 am   6/9-7/14
  Family & Friends all ages,  $70  Saturdays   1-2 pm   6/9-7/14  

Aquatics

• Group Swim Lessons for all ages
  Choose M-F ($55) or Saturday sessions $25
• Swim, Dive, Water Polo & Synchronized Swim Novice Teams 7-17 years, M-F  $150 for the entire summer  6/18-8/17

 For Swim Lesson Schedule go to www.cityofventura.net/aquatics 

Sailing & Kayaking 

• Sail and Kayak Camp
  9-13 years   $150   M-F   9 am-4 pm   6/18-6/22   
• Basic Sailing
  12 years-Adult   $110   Su   9 am-1 pm   6/24-7/15

• Spotlight on a Master - Kandinsky
  4-7 years   $20   Th   4:30-5:30 pm   5/24
• Ballroom Dancing   13 years-adult   $45   Tu   5/29-7/3
• Barbershop Chorus for Women
  18 years-adult   $50   Th   1-3 pm   5/31-6/28
• National Day of Dance Workshops - Free
  F   12:30-1:30 pm   6/1-29   RSVP 654-7552
• Japanese for Fun   16 years-Adult   $80  Tu  5-6 pm  6/5-7/24
• Basic Guitar  8 years-adult   $55   Tu   7-8:30 pm   6/12-7/17

• Chumash Walk  5 years-Adult   $9  Su  1:30-3 pm  6/17
• Ghost Tales at the Olivas Adobe
  Teen-Adult   $25   Th   8-10 pm   6/21
• Erle Stanley Gardner's Ventura
  10 years-Adult   $20   Sa   1-3 pm   6/23
• Coast Nature Hike 8 years-Adult   $12  Sa  10 am-12 pm  7/7
• Friday the 13th City Hall Ghost Tour
  Teen-Adult   $20   F   7-9 pm   7/13   
• Friday the 13th at the Olivas Adobe
  Teen-Adult   $25   F   10-11:30 pm  7/13

Youth Recreation

• Beginning Gymnastics
  3-5 years   $50  F   3:30-4:15 pm   6/22-7/13  
• Kids Run It
  7-14 years   $55   Tu/Th   3:30-4:15 pm   6/19-7/12
• Beginning Golf
  8-14 years, $70  Saturdays  9-10 am  6/9-7/14
  Family & Friends all ages, $70  Saturdays  1-2 pm  6/9-7/14

South Seaward Beach Cleanup June 2

Join Volunteer Ventura! for its South Seaward Beach Cleanup on Saturday, June 2, 10 am- 12 pm.  

Click HERE to signup online.  To see other upcoming volunteer activities visit: www.cityofventura.net/page/volunteer-opportunities 

Volunteers needed for 4th of July Street Fair

Ventura's 37th annual Independence Day street fair from 10 am to 5 pm attracts up to 50,000 people downtown to enjoy a children's Pushem - Pullem Parade at 10 am (this year's theme: "Happy Birthday, Lady Liberty") and more than 250 booths provided by fine artist/crafters, commercial and non-profits orgs, food booths and six music stages of continuous live entertainment.  

Join the fair's cadre of dedicated volunteers who make our city's largest community event happen each year! Contact Michelle Godoy at 805.654.7749 or mgodoy@cityofventura.net or www.cityofventura.net/streetfairs .

City of Ventura Cultural Funding Program
grant applications due July 6

The 2012-13 Cultural Funding Grant Program applications and guidelines are available online. $90,000 will be awarded on a competitive basis to Ventura-based non-profit arts organizations, with grants ranging in size from $3,000-$20,000. The grant deadline is Friday July 6, 2012.

Info online or contact Georgeanne Lees at 805.658.4720 or glees@ci.ventura.ca.us.

Celebrate July as National Parks and Recreation Month! Enter by July 31- it's easy, free and by email! Visit www.cityofventura.net/photocontest  for contest guidelines. The City of Ventura Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Partnerships (PRCP) invites photographers of all ages to share your best original high-resolution photos taken at any PRCP facility, event, sport, program, or class that illustrates our theme: Ventura's Parks + Recreation = Community. All entries are eligible to be featured in our citywide publications of print or electronic media with photo credit.

PRIZES:
Six gift certificates good towards any PRCP offering: 1st ($100), 2nd ($50), and 3rd-6th ($25).  

Submit close-up portraits of our residents enjoying themselves in these categories (together model releases available from website):

1. City parks and their facilities (such as skate, dog, trail, etc.)
2. Golf courses: Olivas Links or Buenaventura
3. Sports fields (Community Park, Camino Real, etc.)
4. Ventura Aquatic Center
5. Indoor recreation facilities (Westpark, Barranca Vista)
6. Recreation & Arts programs, sports, events and classes

Questions? Call 805/658-4706